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Shortages worldwide caused people to act violently against each other
Title (Dublin Core)
Shortages worldwide caused people to act violently against each other
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When the pandemic began I would never forget how violently people reacted. Every time I stopped by a grocery store , supermarket or any store the lines were all the way to the back of the store and the lines outside of the store were incredibly long; all you could think about was how long you’d be standing outside and when it was your turn to go in would you even walk out with what you needed.
In march of 2020 there was a brawl in Australia over toilet paper. I saw this video going viral on all social media platforms. Three women were recorded fighting in Sydney . Police were called to the scene when they received multiple calls that a woman had been assaulted. The lady had a shopping cart filled with packs of toilet paper leaving the rack empty so another lady grabbed one from her cart and that’s when the fight started . In the video footage you hear “ I just wanted one packet ”. It was heartbreaking seeing people be inconsiderate and violent over necessities . Many stores were experiencing shortages on toilet paper, Lysol, disinfecting wipes, alcohol, hand sanitizer and more.
It was like you hit the jackpot when you were able to get your hands on those things . Supermarkets were also experiencing shortage in water and meats , the shelves in supermarkets located by me were completely empty at one point. I barely found good meat or packs of water when I needed to go food shopping. I felt like I had won the lottery when I did find what I was looking for . This pandemic has taught me that people will turn against each other if they have to. Instead of coming together as a community and helping each other out I saw very few good Samaritans give away essential supplies to those in need during this pandemic.
In march of 2020 there was a brawl in Australia over toilet paper. I saw this video going viral on all social media platforms. Three women were recorded fighting in Sydney . Police were called to the scene when they received multiple calls that a woman had been assaulted. The lady had a shopping cart filled with packs of toilet paper leaving the rack empty so another lady grabbed one from her cart and that’s when the fight started . In the video footage you hear “ I just wanted one packet ”. It was heartbreaking seeing people be inconsiderate and violent over necessities . Many stores were experiencing shortages on toilet paper, Lysol, disinfecting wipes, alcohol, hand sanitizer and more.
It was like you hit the jackpot when you were able to get your hands on those things . Supermarkets were also experiencing shortage in water and meats , the shelves in supermarkets located by me were completely empty at one point. I barely found good meat or packs of water when I needed to go food shopping. I felt like I had won the lottery when I did find what I was looking for . This pandemic has taught me that people will turn against each other if they have to. Instead of coming together as a community and helping each other out I saw very few good Samaritans give away essential supplies to those in need during this pandemic.
Undergrad majoring in Criminal Justice; Bronx Resident.
Date (Dublin Core)
March 7, 2020
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HIS20
Spring2021
ProfessorCulkin
Partner (Dublin Core)
Bronx Community College
Type (Dublin Core)
screenshot
Twitter video
personal essay
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Source (Dublin Core)
9News Australia
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Twitter
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Consumer Culture (shopping, dining...)
English
Social Issues
English
Conflict
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
shortage
fear
shopping
supermarket
grocery
police
supplies
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Sydney
not sharing
toilet paper
violence
Collection (Dublin Core)
Service Industry
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/20/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
05/18/2021
06/25/2021
11/02/2023
Date Created (Dublin Core)
03/07/2020
Format (Dublin Core)
image/jpg
Rights (Dublin Core)
CC-ND-NC 4.0
Original Format (Omeka Classic)
news article
Other Media
This item was submitted on May 18, 2021 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share your story- Bronx” on the site “Bronx Community College New York”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/bronx-community-college-new-york
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